European Karate Adults Championship 2020

4-5 of April  Tbilisi, Georgia Selection tournament for WKO World Championship in weight categories - 2021 in Poland ALPINE SKI HOUSE Weight categories and number of participants for each country

European championship for ADULTS (The minimum age for competitors must be 18 years on the day of competition):

• Kumite men: Kumite women: Men Lightweight -65 kg. Women Lightweight -50 kg. Men Middleweight 65-75 kg. Women Super Lightweight 50-55 kg. Men Super Middleweight 75-85 kg. Women Middleweight 55-60 kg. Men Heavyweight 85-95 kg. Women Super Middleweight 60-65 kg. Men Super Heavyweight +95 kg. Women Heavyweight +65 kg.

• Kata men, Kata women (individual) EC – 2020, 4-5 April • Team Kata (Mix) Tbilisi, Georgia

2 participants per country in each category KUMITE and individual KATA. 1 team per country in each category mix TEAM KATA. Country organizer has one extra participant in each category.

Deadline for National teams, officials and others registration 02.03.2020 ALPINE SKI HOUSE 2 Venue: Olympic Palace, Tbilisi

Location: University St, Tbilisi

Opened: July 13, 2015

Capacity: 4,000

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 3 Venue: Olympic Palace, Tbilisi

Notable events:

• 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

• Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi (every year)

• The 4th European Wushu Kung Fu Championships

• 2016 European Karate Campionship (EKO/WKO)

• 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

• 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championship

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 4 OFFICIAL HOTELS All meetings will take place in the Official Hotel 5***** “Hotels & Preference Hualing Tbilisi” (Tbilisi Sea New City)

Hotels & Preference Hualing Tbilisi 5 star Business Category Hotel 246 rooms Opened: 2016

60 € night/person in TWIN (DBL) / 90 € night/person in SINGLE room with breakfast: • 2 days transfers Hotel-Sport Palace-Hotel; • Lunch break on the European Championship 1st and 2nd days in the Sport Palace; • Sayonara Party on Sunday, 5 April; • Entrance to the competition venue, with the Accreditation Card.

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 5 OFFICIAL HOTELS

Hotel Tbilisi Tower 4 star Category Hotel 87 rooms Opened: 2019 Olympic Palace is 9 km from Hotel Tbilisi Tower

50 € night/person in TWIN (DBL) / 70 € night/person in SINGLE / 40 € night/person in TRIPLE room with breakfast, including: • 2 days transfers Hotel-Sport Palace-Hotel; • Transfers for weight and medical control, EKO General Meeting and Welcome Reception; • Lunch break on the European Championship 1st and 2nd days in the Sport Palace; • Sayonara Party on Sunday, 5 April; • Entrance to the competition venue, with the Accreditation Card.

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 6 OFFICIAL HOTELS 4**** “Fortune Palace Hotel” Address: 62 Agmashenebeli Alley, Tbilisi. www.fortunehotels.ge

Fortune Palace Hotel 4 star Category Hotel 120 rooms Opened: 2014 Olympic Palace is 9 km from hotel

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 7 Financial liabilities and deadlines

Financial conditions:

• Accommodation, flight tickets, transportation and meals for all participants shall be covered by Country Organization or Club or participant himself;

• EKO participation and antidoping fee 40 € per each participant;

• Special accommodation and Championship package price is valid for stay minimum 3 nights;

• The Hotel must be booked before 02.03.2020, otherwise we cannot guarantee that there will be place;

• For staying in other hotels: Sayonara Party ticket 40 €, transfers to Venue not available; • Airport Transfer: from/to Tbilisi International Airport-Official Hotel-5 € one way (return-10 €); from/to Kutaisi International Airport-Official Hotel-10 € one way (return-20 €);

• Reservation for Hotel booking will be available from 01.11.2019;

• Deadline for hotel booking and final confirmation 2nd of MARCH 2020.

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 8 Financial liabilities and deadlines

Payments of Accommodation and Airport Transfer should be paid by bank transfer direct in Trawellin' Ltd before 02.03.2020, or by Cash after arriving, in Hotel on 02/03.04.2020 (on weighting control, accreditation)

 Reservation for Hotel booking will be available from 01.01.2020  Deadline for hotel booking and final confirmation 02.03.2020

Trawellin' Ltd, 4 Iakob Nikoladze Str, Tbilisi,0179Georgia Tel.:+/995 32/ 229 20 90;Fax:+/995 32/ 291 29 20 Nata Chikvaidze [email protected] +995577725261 Katerina Sharo [email protected] +995574817733

Payments of EKO participation and antidoping fee 40 € per each participant should be paid in EKO, by bank transfer, or by Cash on 03.04.2020 (weight and medical control). ALPINE SKI HOUSE 9 Medals, Trophies & Special Prizes

Kumite men – 5 category – 20 medals & trophies Kata individual men – 1 category – 4 medals & trophies Kumite women – 5 category – 20 medals & trophies Kata individual women – 1 category – 4 medals & trophies Team Kata mix – 1 category – 16 medals & 4 trophies

Best spirit men, women – 2; Best technic men, women – 2; 4 trophies Team Total Results men - 3, women – 3; 6 trophies

Total: 64 medals & 62 trophies ALPINE SKI HOUSE 10 Informational Support

TV Radio and Press Digital Media

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 11 Preliminary Schedule

02-03.04.2020 Thurs/Fri: Arrival of WKO Guests, of EKO Board, Committees, Referees, Officials and Participants

03.04.2020 Friday: 10:00 - 16:00 weight and medical control; 09:00 - EKO referee committee meeting; 10:00 - EKO technical and grading committee meeting; 11:00 - EKO medical and anti-doping committee meeting; 12:00 - EKO Board meeting; 15:00 - EKO Referee seminar; 17:00 - EKO GENERAL MEETING; 19:00 - Draws; 20:00 - Georgia-Hosting Country Welcome Reception. GFKNF (Georgian Fullcontact Karate National Federation) and Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Welcome Dinner for EKO/WKO guests, VIP, CR and BC. (Dress Code – Official) All meetings will take place in the Official Hotel 5***** “Hotels & Preference Hualing Tbilisi”

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 12 Preliminary Schedule

04.04.2020 Saturday: 08:30; 10:30 – Departure from Hotels to the Sport Palace by bus 1st Day 10:00 – Start of European Championship 1st day; (Kata Men’s and Woman’s Preliminary Rounds on 2 Tatami) 11:30 – Kata Finals on the Central Tatami 12:00 – Kata Awarding Ceremony 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 – Men’s Kumite -65kg. -75kg. Women’s Kumite -50kg. -55kg. (Preliminary Rounds on 3 Tatami) 16:00 – Opening Ceremony 16:45 – Semi Finals and Finals on the Central Tatami 18:00 – Awarding Ceremony 19:00 – Departure from Sport Palace to Hotels by bus 20:00 – Dinner in Restaurant for EKO Board members/WKO guests

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 13 Preliminary Schedule

05.04.2020 Sunday: 2nd Day 08:30 – Departure from Hotels to the Sport Palace by bus 10:00 – Start of European championship 2nd day; Men’s Kumite -85kg. -95kg. +95kg.Women’s Kumite -60kg. -65kg. +65kg. (Preliminary Rounds on 3 Tatami) 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break 16:00 – Demonstration 16:45 – Semi Finals and Finals on the Central Tatami 18:00 – Closing and Awarding Ceremony 19:00 – Departure from Sport Palace to Hotels by bus 21:00 – Sayonara Party

06.04.2019 Monday: 12:00 – Check-out and Departure.

ALPINE SKI HOUSE 14 Welcome to Tbilisi, Georgia

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